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What is your favorite final battle from the series?

Post by fadeddreams5 » Sat Feb 21, 2015 11:05 pm

This can include any final battle from DB, DBZ, GT, filler sagas, or the movies. What do I mean by final battles? One of these:

DB:
Goku vs Jackie Chun (final battle of first tournament arc)
Goku vs Tien (final battle of Tien tournament arc)
Goku vs King Piccolo (final battle of King Piccolo saga)
Goku vs Piccolo Jr. (final battle of DB)

DBZ:
Goku, Gohan, Krillin, and Yajirobe vs Vegeta (final battle of Saiyan saga)
Goku vs Frieza (final battle of Namek saga)
Gohan and co. vs Garlic Jr. (final battle of Garlic Jr. saga)
Gohan vs Perfect Cell (final battle of Android saga)
Goku vs Pikkon (final battle of Other World Tournament saga)
Goku, Vegeta, Fat Buu, and Mr. Satan vs. Kid Buu (final battle of Buu saga)

DBGT:
Goku vs Super Bebi Vegeta
Goku vs Super 17
Goku, Vegeta, and Gogeta vs. Syn/Omega/Yi Xing Long Shenron

Movies:
Goku and Piccolo vs Garlic Jr.
Goku and co. vs Dr. Wheelo
Goku vs Turles
Goku and co. vs Lord Slug
Goku vs Cooler
Goku and Vegeta vs Meta Cooler
Goku and co. vs Super 13
Goku and co. vs Broly
Gohan vs Bojack and crew
Gohan, Goten, Krillin, and Trunks vs Broly
Goten, Trunks, #18, and Krillin vs Bio Broly
Goku, Vegeta, Pikkon, and Gogeta vs Super Janemba
Goku and co. vs Hirudegarn
Goku vs Beerus

Probably more, but I can't remember. Choose one plz. n_n
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Re: What is your favorite final battle from the series?

Post by Bullza » Sat Feb 21, 2015 11:15 pm

Well I find myself watching the Goku vs Beerus fight on YouTube often, that's one of my favourites due to the animation and pacing.

In the manga I'd say Goku vs Frieza but the anime just dragged that out way too much so in the anime I suppose Gohan vs Cell because I thought the Kamehameha clash was the best scene in the anime.

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Post by Kakacarrottop » Sat Feb 21, 2015 11:23 pm

For me it's a toss up between Goku vs Vegeta in the Saiyan saga and Goku vs Turles. The Goku vs Super 17 fight was also pretty entertaining.
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Post by InfernalVegito » Sat Feb 21, 2015 11:24 pm

The battle against Yi Xing Long because it really conveyed that sense of total despair very well. They tried everything they could and still didn't have the slightest chance. Also their families were right at ground zero so to speak and had to watch everything from so close, so close in fact that even they were target of Yi Xing Long's reckless attacks. I like it because it really just feels final.
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Post by DBZAOTA482 » Sat Feb 21, 2015 11:27 pm

Goku vs. Vegeta (Saiyan Saga)

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Re: What is your favorite final battle from the series?

Post by Super Saiyan Turlast x4 » Sat Feb 21, 2015 11:32 pm

Goku Vs Freeza. I enjoyed the battle overall, but liked it more than the Super Saiyan part of the battle.
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Re: What is your favorite final battle from the series?

Post by Shiyonasan » Sat Feb 21, 2015 11:42 pm

It's a toss-up between Gohan vs. Perfect Cell and Goku vs. Tenshinhan for me.

Gohan vs. Perfect Cell because of the build-up to the final battle against Perfect Cell during the Cell arc and the build-up to the Kamehameha struggle at the end of the actual fight between Gohan and Perfect Cell. Also, I get to see my favorite character defeat the main bad guy for once instead of Goku (even if he assisted Gohan in a way).

Goku vs. Tenshinhan because of the choreography. Of all the "final battles" in the series, I think Goku vs. Tenshinhan fight is the most entertaining because of the techniques they use during that fight. Also, Goku doesn't win that fight, which I thought was interesting the first time I saw it.

I swear, I don't hate Goku. I think it's just nice to see someone other than him save the day once in a while. :P

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Re: What is your favorite final battle from the series?

Post by TJVY » Sat Feb 21, 2015 11:49 pm

Gohan vs. Cell easily takes the cake in my opinion, mainly because it's not just Gohan's battle and everyone has a purpose. Yamacha may not have been the strongest for example, but he still gave it his all and so did the other fighters. The whole scene always gives me the chills, specifically with the Faulconer score.
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Re: What is your favorite final battle from the series?

Post by Tunjevina » Sat Feb 21, 2015 11:52 pm

It's hard to choose, so many great battles...These are my top 3:
- Goku vs King Piccolo
- Goku, Gohan, Krillin, and Yajirobe vs Vegeta
- Goku vs Freeza

All 3 were my favorite at some point. If I have to choose only 1...Goku vs Freeza, probably cause of the hype I've got for the upcoming movie.

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Re: What is your favorite final battle from the series?

Post by Black Hawk » Sat Feb 21, 2015 11:53 pm

I'd have to go with Son Gokū vs. Piccolo-daimaō. It was Gokū's first real life-or-death, fate-of-the-Earth battle, and it showed, in my opinion, both his devotion to his friends/allies (his refusal to attack at the cost of Tenshinhan's life) and his ability to overcome near-impossible odds by firing a one-handed Kamehameha into the ground and finishing the daimaō with the 'Tsuranuke!' technique.

Second would have to be Gokū vs. Piccolo Junior, because, even in what was basically the rematch with Piccolo-daimaō, who, this time, ensured Gokū's defeat by immobilizing all of his limbs, rather than leaving him with one functioning arm, which Gokū still managed to overcome.

Those two battles (along with the battle with Raditz and the battle with Vegeta, to a lesser extent) really solidified, in my mind, Gokū's ability to accomplish the impossible in the face of opponents that, sometimes as a result of dirty tactics, he just can't defeat...by defeating them anyway.
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Re: What is your favorite final battle from the series?

Post by Sedorna » Sat Feb 21, 2015 11:53 pm

I like the Goku and co. vs. Vegeta fight. It was one of the best examples of teamwork in the series, with each character being important in Vegeta's defeat, and had a rather nice mix of both martial arts and ki blasts.

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Post by Super Saiyan Swagger » Sat Feb 21, 2015 11:57 pm

Goku vs Beerus... It's just so damn good!! I was in awe when the two of them were unloading furious punches while ripping through clouds at an incredible speed with "Hero" from Flow playing in the background. Fucking amazing fight.

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Post by DarkPrince_92 » Sat Feb 21, 2015 11:58 pm

DBZAOTA482 wrote:Goku vs. Vegeta (Saiyan Saga)

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Re: What is your favorite final battle from the series?

Post by sintzu » Sun Feb 22, 2015 1:06 am

Definitely Goku vs Vegeta.

That battle showed that Toriyama wasn't going by the rules and was willing to do whatever it takes to keep the story interesting and unpredictable.
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Re: What is your favorite final battle from the series?

Post by Lord Beerus » Sun Feb 22, 2015 1:40 am

Goku vs Freeza.

The most iconic and significant battle in Dragon Ball history.

Nothing tops it. But Goku vs Vegeta and Goku vs Piccolo Jr come close.

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Post by Kakacarrottop » Sun Feb 22, 2015 2:42 am

Goku vs Freeza is definitely the most epic and grand finale' esque battle but it was all over the place, went far too long and wasn't choreographed that well.
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Post by sbk » Sun Feb 22, 2015 2:59 am

Goku, Gohan, Krillin, and Yajirobe vs Vegeta (final battle of Saiyan saga) is easily my favorite

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Post by SSJ God Gogeta » Sun Feb 22, 2015 3:15 am

I can't just choose one out of all of them, so I'll just pick my favorite from each category.

DB:
Goku vs King Piccolo (final battle of King Piccolo saga)

DBZ:
Goku, Gohan, Krillin, and Yajirobe vs Vegeta (final battle of Saiyan saga)

DBGT:
Goku, Vegeta, and Gogeta vs. Syn/Omega/Yi Xing Long Shenron

Movies:
Goku, Vegeta, Paikuhan, and Gogeta vs Super Janemba
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Re: What is your favorite final battle from the series?

Post by MajinMan » Sun Feb 22, 2015 3:55 am

Top 5

1. Goku vs Freeza

2. Goku vs Vegeta

3. Goku vs Piccolo Jr.

4. Goku vs Kid Buu

5. Goku vs Piccolo Daimao

I love all of the fights but if I had to pick one it would be Freeza because it seems more epic and grand than the other fights do. Also it's the introduction of Super Saiyan, giving it more points.
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Post by EXBadguy » Sun Feb 22, 2015 12:32 pm

DB:
Kid Goku vs Tien
Kid Goku vs King Piccolo
Goku vs Majunior(NASTIEST fight in the series)

DBZ:
Goku vs Frieza
Gohan vs Cell
Trunks vs Cell

DBGT:
Z fighters vs Omega Shenron

Movies:
Goku vs Broly(The music being one of the main reasons)
Gohan vs Bojack
Goku vs Beerus
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